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Oday? Cat? Sirius? which one? joes new addiction at 3:25am 08.19.12 Ask All Sailors 9/3102 Boat hunting............ Narrowed it down to 3 Each 22', each has about the same amount of "tinkerin
What is the better boat? MacGregor 26M or Hison 26 (1) finding41 at 9:54pm 08.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/8738 Just found this. http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/411252904/26ft_Fiberglass_Sail_Boat.html I wonde
Stainless Steel Chainplates (failed 50 miles offshore) (1) RECESS at 5:43pm 08.18.12 Ask All Sailors 45/19312 When we bought the Pearson 6 months ago I checked the chainplates visually. The Pearson has larger 4
Water tank leak at cover bolts smokey73 at 5:22pm 08.18.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1222 I have a Hunter 1994 Hunter 40.5 I noticed that the starboard water tank is leaking and it appears
Catalina309 Waeco Refridgerator mike and kathie at 4:34pm 08.18.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/1412 We're having problems with the opener bar on our Waeco refridgerator. Anyone having a problem with
Looking for a 35lbs CQR xcyz at 4:24pm 08.18.12 Parts Search 4/3477 I've been looking for a backup anchor for the Fortress I currently have and know some of you are rep
Lehr propane outboards David W at 3:05pm 08.18.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2740 I saw a 2.5 hp version of these in a chandlery, very cool idea. Runs off camping size cylinders or o
Saying goodbye (1) UPSGUY at 2:37pm 08.18.12 Catalina 22 3/1257 My son and I delivered our beloved Windseeker to her new owner this morning. It was very hard to le
Help, im buying a Bene 473 snadd1s at 2:34pm 08.18.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1556 Hello all, im buying a 2003 Bene 473. In that regards, is it anything special i should look for?
Maine shark All U Get at 1:08pm 08.18.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2131 Hi all, Got this from a friend, little area where a lot of people sail and swim (like us). I guess t
Good Evinrude Repair/Info Link carboman at 12:44pm 08.18.12 Smaller Boats 0/745 http://www.leeroysramblings.com/OMC_info/OMCinfo.htm
Removing compression post on 1978 Oday 25 Mad Dog at 11:55am 08.18.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/3190 Hey guys, So I think I will be replacing my bulkheads this winter but I have not been able to figur
Tachometer Viktor Eysselein at 11:34am 08.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1655 My tachometer works intermittently. My mechanic could not find any defect since it was working then
Hunter 22 with no mast? Littoral at 11:00am 08.18.12 Smaller Boats 4/2076 I just purchased a Hunter 22 in decent shape, and I'm wondering if it's possibleadvisable to remove
Wanted O'Day 34 Ron10215 at 10:11am 08.18.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1232 I'm sad! Sold our O'Day 28 "Wild Flower" and am boatless. Earnestly looking for an O'Day 34 good con
Motor mount for 170 fastdoc98 at 9:37am 08.18.12 Day Sailers 3/1664 Well, I've been able to enjoy my new-to-me '03 170 for a number of weeks now, and I've worked my way
Thru hull fitting (centerboard trunk) bc3737 at 9:29am 08.18.12 Catalina 22 5/1564 My 22 ft baby has an older style thru hull for the cockpit scuppers. Old, as in, like a house sillco
Proper way to attach jib sheet larry7072 at 9:12am 08.18.12 Catalina 22 15/11191 I own a 1986 Catalina 22 with a 135 furling genoa. I have not figured out a way to attach the jib s
What is this outlet for? (1) paddy4699 at 8:08am 08.18.12 Catalina 22 10/1773 http://www.wisflyfishing.com/typeofsocket.jpg This outlet is located aft on the battery locker an
How to clear the Holding Tank Vent Hose KennyBene at 7:59am 08.18.12 Catalina 30 8/9747 I have a 1990 MkII and am pretty sure the holding tank vent hose is clogged. After a search I f

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Adding Freon to Isotherm ASU 3751Refridgeration unit SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:43am 05.13.22 You are going to have to evacuate the system, which may require the installation of a service valve
Near the end. stickinthemud57 at 7:23am 05.13.22 You have probably seen things like bar trays or the like lined with nautical charts under glass, bro
Where do you keep the booze? rgranger at 7:04am 05.13.22 If you are worried about a BUI incident... Some of the beaches here near Charleston have a no a
Funny Friday!!! kloudie1 at 6:46am 05.13.22 Rolly Polly Bug! Ya touch it and it balls up and rolls away!
Winch maintenance - how often do you? thinwater at 6:45am 05.13.22 IME, a full cleaning can probably go 2-5 years for most folks (most are never serviced). However, th
Where do you keep the booze? Justin_NSA at 6:26am 05.13.22 Maybe decant into those little airline bottles? We have plenty of stowage space on the Hunter. Does
Uv cover JBird at 6:25am 05.13.22
Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 6:09am 05.13.22 Makes me think a Transformer that may have drank some bad oil
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. BigEasy at 6:04am 05.13.22
Funny Friday!!! Ward H at 5:55am 05.13.22 What's the guy in the orange PFD know that no one else knows?
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. Davidasailor26 at 5:55am 05.13.22
Initial 50 hour shaft alignment "adjustment" Yanmar 45 RoyS at 5:54am 05.13.22 Try turning the shaft by hand while listening and feeling for interference between the shaft and the
Where do you keep the booze? RoyS at 5:38am 05.13.22 You just reminded me that I left a few cans of soup or something stored in the oven last year. No te
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 5:36am 05.13.22 I'm surprised the squirrel didn't stash it in a tree. -Will
Potable water system problem on 2013 Catalina 315 RoyS at 5:28am 05.13.22 Could be open water filter housings. You have to find all these potential water line openings yourse
Looking for a recommendation for foam teak RoyS at 5:21am 05.13.22 Long process to replace water damaged original teak and holly veneer flooring. First I had to pry up
315 Battery Meter stephen_i_w at 5:17am 05.13.22 My boat, orginally came with two 4D batteries. They were pretty worn out when I took posession of t
Potable water system problem on 2013 Catalina 315 (1) stephen_i_w at 5:02am 05.13.22
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. SycloneDriver at 4:59am 05.13.22 The first half of the sail binds when coming out. Probably user error. This is a great boat but
V birth clothes locker latch mechanism? Joe at 4:15am 05.13.22 I heard the supreme court is going to strike down the V birth amendment any day now.

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